Funding Opportunity - Creative Force: First call for applications year 2014 is now open

Funding Opportunity

The Swedish Institute’s Creative Force program has opened it’s firs call for applications of 2014 and welcomes applications for the funding of both seed and collaborative projects that aim to promote openness and democratic structures in the fields of culture, media and related sectors.

Countries in five geographic regions are included in the program: Africa, Eastern Europe, Western Balkans and Turkey, Middle East and North Africa and Russia. Individual countries included are listed on the website. The program is open to seed funding and collaborative  projects  between organizations in Sweden and in one or more of these regions and countries.

Application deadline: January 24, 2014.

More information is available at www.si.se/creativeforce

To apply directly go to instructions for application

We look forward to receiving your application!

Seed funding

• Application document – Seed funding 
  (mandatory for applications concerning Seed funding
• Budget form
  (mandatory for all applications)
• Letter of intent
  (mandatory for applications concerning Seed funding)

Collaborative projects

• Application document – Collaborative projects
  (mandatory for applications concerning Collaborative Projects)
• Budget form
  (mandatory for all applications)
• Memorandum of Understanding – Collaborative projects
  (mandatory for applications concerning Collaborative projects)
• Risk analysis
  (mandatory for applications concerning Collaborative projects)

The application form
Fill in our online application form. Instructions on how to fill the form are available on the application form. You can create and save an application, allowing you to review it before submitting it to the Swedish Institute.

After submitting your application, you will receive an email containing a reference number. This email will be sent to the email address of the person registered as the contact for the applicant organisation. Please refer to this number when contacting the Swedish Institute.

Supplementary information

Applications must be complete when submitted to SI. Supplementary information will only be accepted if it has been requested by the programme officer.

Changes in the project

Major changes in the project plan must always be communicated in writing and must be approved by the programme officer. Examples of such changes are a revised timetable or adjustments between budget items. Changes over 10% per budget item shall be approved by the programme officer. The change must be approved before it can be applied.

Please use the revised budget form to report budget changes.

Changes affecting the project objectives are not allowed.

Supplementary funding application

Applications for supplementary funding for projects already granted funds will not be considered.

For more information, please contact:

Judith Black, programme manager Creative Force Russia and Creative Force Eastern Europe

Lejla Hastor, programme manager Creative Force Western Balkans and Turkey

Katrine Larsen, programme manager Creative Force Africa and temoprary programme manager for Creative Force Middle East and North Africa


Source: si.se/creativeforce